Pronounced: POG-uh-nip, noun
Notes: I’ve run across this word
Yesterday’s word
The word festoon is
- a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points
- a carved, molded, or painted ornament representing a decorative chain
First usage
Our word came into English in the late 1600s
Background / Comments
I am familiar with the verb “festoon” (decorate), but not with our word. The verb is actually newer; the noun was older. Our word came from French and Italian, which came from the Latin word festa, which is the plural of festum (festival). As a side note, we get our word “feast” from the same Latin root.
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